The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-08
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Signal Service Crippled by the
Failure of the Deficiency Bill.
Pensions Granted to Claimants In
this State.
Providing for the Prompt Suppress
sion OF Ieuro-PneumonIa.

WASHINGTON, March THE Signal Ser
vice is likely to be sadly. pinched by the fail
ure of the general deficiency appropria tion
bill. The deficiency estimates for this SER
vice aggregated S23,770, large part of the
total being estimated for transportation and
mileage. The estimate for transportation of
men and baggage, ETC., was small, the item
amounting to but $2,325, but the failure of
Congress to appropriate that sum will cause
much embarrassment for, according to the
chief signal officer, it is now impossible to
move man even to discharge or re-enlist
him, or to replace those who are dead or
dangerously ILL., The term OF service of a
number OF men has expired, but they must
be retained in corps from lack of money to
send them to their homes. The most seri-
ous, consequence of the failure of the bill.
perhaps, will be the discontinuance Of storm
warnings, cold waves, ETC., at a number of
important points owing to the failure of the
item appropriating $4,000 for telegraphing
and reporting these warnings, So nearly
exhausted is the sum now available for this
purpose that heavy cut must be made in the
service at very early day.
Pensions Granted.
Pensions have been granted to the How
ina Maine people:
Nancy, widow of Orin Howes, Bath
Mary A. Lewis, neither of Joseph w. Cleary,
orin Howes, deceased, original, Bath
John III French, original, Brownville.
Michael Sullivan, original Togus.
Benz. f. Shaw, increase. Princeton.
Amherst Spoford, increase, So0n.
Joseph II. Riggs, increase, Albany
Nathaniel G. Goodwin, increase, East Water
Edward Jamison, increase Princeton.
Bernard Rogers. increase, Pembroke.
., FRANK 4. Severance, restoration and reissue,
Togus
Nathan B. Harlow, increase, East Peru.
Robert b. Welsh, increase Webbs Mills.
The Suppression of PIeuro-Pneumo-
MIA.
Commissioner Colman has received from
Gov. Ames of Massachusetts,, his accept ance
OF the rules and regulations of the depart
ment OF agriculture for the suppression of
pleuro-pneumonia. Additional force has
been ordered by telegraph to Massachus etts
and DIR. Salmon, chief of the bureau of ami
NAL industry, has also been directed to make
q personal investigation and will leave
Wednesday.
Circular from the Treasury Depart
ment.
The following circular was issued by the
Treasury Department this afternoon to hold
ers of trade dollars Owing to the present
inadequate provision for the reception and
storage OF trade dollars, the redemption of
which is provided for under act of Congress
passed February 20, 1887, the following reg
ulati0ns will be observed in order, so far as
practicable, to comply with the terms of the
law. Trade dollars, il not defaced, mutila-
ted, or stamped win be redeemed or ex-
changed at the offices of the Treasurer and
the several assistant treasurers of the Uni
ted States. Requests for redemption of
those coins stating amount held should be
forwarded to the above named Off
GERS who will file application and
notify holders in their turn when pre-
sentationlmaybe made and,payment obtained.
Notification by holders of trade dollars to the
treasurer or sub-treaSurers Of the United
States, OF amounts held by them respective
lyI VIII be held to be sufficient presentation
OF coins within the meaning of the law, and
entltle holders in order of the reception of
such notification to deposit such coins in the
respective Sub-treaSuries when notified that
such deposits can be received at those Offices.
Notifications must be filed with the sub
treasurers on or before Auguest l, 1887 At
ter notifying these officers, and upon receipt
of notification from them such coins may be
forwarded by express or otherwise, transpor-
tation charges being prepaid, when receipts
will be issued for amounts purporting to be
contained in deposits in the order of receipt.
Upon the count and ascertainment of the
amount of each deposit payment will be
made there for in standard silver dollar or in
fractional silver coin at the option of the
holder. Defaced, mutilated, or stamped
trade dollars found in deposits will not be
redeemed or exclaimed by any of the sub
reasury officials, but they win be returned
to the deposit0r or purchased as bullion in
sums of three dollars or upwards by the
United States mints at the option of the Ge-
positorS.